Claire Shupe delivers a pitch during the 11-1 home win over Caldwell on April 3 at Meadowland Park field.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior Claire Shupe pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts and two walks to lead the Columbia High School softball team to a 9-1 win at West Essex on Saturday, April 19, in North Caldwell.
Shupe allowed an unearned run. At the plate, she had a single and two RBI.
The Cougars improved to a 6-1 record on the season.
Senior first baseman Scarlett Levinson went 2-for-4 with two singles, a walk and three RBI; junior catcher/infielder Abby Coulter went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk, two RBI and a run; freshman center fielder Jamie Tarrow had a double, an RBI and a run; sophomore first base/third base Maya Bernstein had a single, a walk, an RBI and a run; junior outfielder Lexi Kaplan had a single, a walk and two runs; and junior left fielder/catcher Emma Lerner and senior outfielder Anna Shalom each had a single.
In earlier action, the Cougars defeated Livingston, 11-0, on Tuesday, April 15, at Livingston. Coulter and Levinson each had two hits and two RBI; Tarrow, senior shortstop Charlotte Klepesch and Bernstein each had two hits and an RBI; junior first base/designaed player Eva Clevenger had a single and two RBI; and Shalom had a single and an RBI. Shupe pitched a three-hitter with no walks and 11 strikeouts.
The Cougars lost to Cedar Grove, 5-1, on Wednesday, April 16, at Meadowland Park field for their first loss of the season. Shupe had a single and an RBI. Bernstein and Coulter each had a single.
Columbia was scheduled to visit Caldwell on Wednesday, April 23, after press time. The following are upcoming games:
- April 25: Livingston, 4 p.m.
- April 26: Immaculate Heart Academy, 4 p.m.
- April 28: at Governor Livingston, 4 p.m.
- April 30: at Nutley, 4 p.m.
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